Domains Long Hidden

Africa has long been a bastion of mystery in the World of Darkness. Finally, the domains south of the Sahara are revealed - and the laws of Western Kindred hold no water here. Out of the Kingdom of the secretive Laibon come the monstrous Guruhi,the atavistic Naglopers and the wise Akunanse - and untold other horrors.

Still Children of Caine?

Created in the tradition of Kindred of the East, Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom offers an all-new take on the race of Caine. Although presumably still descended from the FirstVampire, the Kindred of Africa have evolved a very different society - one completely alien to Western Kindred. Many mysteries of the Cainite race play out here in the Ebony Kingdom, and just as many rise to take their place.

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The OWoD may be dead and gone, but even the old books can be used for an NWoD game. The setting is well done, the new take on the standard clans is refreshing, and the minor bloodlines (such as the Mla Watu) bring an unexpected burst of Dark Ages nosta [...]

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